Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

Hello.. I am currently awaiting a hearing to prove my claim of exemption for a wage garnishment against me. The hearing is next week and I have already had one check garnished and will have another before the hearing. The judgement is from 10 years ago from Asset Acceptance for a credit card. This was bought my MCM systems and a new writ of garnishment was sent out. Back in 2005 the garnishment was dissolved due to head of household. But I had also provided a copy of the original judgement (filed at the courthouse) in 2005 from Asset Acceptance and they had a different social security number then mine. It was off by one digit but not my actual social. My question is wouldn't they have to have filed the original judgement with the correct Social Security number for it to be a valid judgement and garnishment against me? I know I really need an attorney but with the money taken last check and the one coming that is over $1200 and I just do not have money to hire an attorney.


Asked on 8/24/15, 5:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Kaufman The Law Office of Barry W. Kaufman

No. It's also way too late to bring it up as a defense. You need to deal with the garnishment as it is - you either are exempt from garnishment, or you are not; and the Court will determine that question next week.

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Answered on 8/24/15, 6:30 am


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